The UN AIDS agency warns that over six million people could die from HIV and AIDS in the next four years if the Trump administration follows through with cuts to global funding for HIV/AIDS programs. The agency cites disruption to treatment services and concerns about the implementation of a waiver on the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) as major reasons for the potential increase in deaths.
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‘s administration pulls its global funding for programs, the United Nations AIDS agency said on Friday, February 7.programs in last month’s US foreign aid funding freeze, many concerns remained about the future of treatment programs, the deputy executive director of UNAIDS told reporters in Geneva. issued a waiver on the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief — the world’s leading HIV initiative — for life-saving humanitarian assistance.Amid a broader decline of funding, Stegling warned there would be a 400% increase in AIDS deaths if PEPFAR financial support is not re-authorized between 2025 and 2029.
She highlighted that community clinics were facing the biggest interruption as they are “entirely dependent” on US government funding.
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